Filling-replenishing mechanism for looms.



` J. NORTHROP. FILLING BEPLENISHING MECHANISM POR LOOMS.

. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 4. 1909. 973,127.

Patented oct. 18.1910.

y .q VNoRTHRoP. i FILLING RBPLBNISHING MEGHAISM FOB LOOMS.

APPLICATION TILED SEPTA, 1909.

Patented Oct. 18, 19m.

4, SHBETS--SEBT 3 J.NORTHROP.

FILLING BEPLENISHING MEGHANISMLFOR LOOMS.

A-PPLIUATON FILED SEPT. 4, 1909.

Patented bcn 18,1610.

l SHEETS-SHEET 4.'

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JONAS ORTHROP, OF HOPEDALE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T 'WILLIAM F. DRAPER,

OF HOPEDALE, MASSACHUSETTS; CLARE H. DRAPER AND OLIVER H. LANE EXECU- TORS OF SAID WILLIAM F. DRAIVER, DECEASED.

FILLING-REPLENISHING MECHANISM lFOR LOOMS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 4, 1909.A Serial No. 516,240.

like letters on the drawings representing like .,parts. i p.

The' invention herein to be described relates to looms, Yand more particularly to looms of the filling replenisliing type, wherein a fresh supply of filling is ai'itomatieally provided when that in use fails from any cause to be laid in the shed.`

As well known by those skilled in the art the filling may fail to be laid in the shed for various reasons, as, for instance, when the filling carrier or shuttle becomes exhausted, or when the filling breaks. Under such conditions -it is desirable that a fresh charge of4 filling be automatically supplied to t-h'e weaving instrumentalities.

The aims and purposes of the present invention are to provide means which will he simplein construction 'and efficient in operation, whereby, upon failure of filling'froni 'any cause, a fresh supply of filling may be delivered to the weaving elements. all as willbest be made clear from the following description and accompanying drawings of oneforin. or character of such means, it heing understood. that the invention is not restricted to the particular construction shown anddeserihed. but in its true scope is definitcly set forth hy the clai'ms.

In the drawings z-FigureLl is a front ele- 40 Vation of one side portion of a loon'i sufficient to show the features of the present in Yvention and their relation with adjacent parts; Fig. 2 is a section on the liiie`Q--2, Fig. Llooking in the direction of the arrow fr; Fig. 3 is i. section on the line 2M?, Fig. l,

looking in the direction of the arrow l); Fig. is a detail sectional view on the line 4--L, Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view on the. line Vin-fi, Fig. 3, showing one fornil of. the swinging gate and its supporting and controlling elements.; Fig. (3 is a section on the line (l-Ji, Fig. 2; and Fig.7 is ase-ction on the line 7 7, Fig. 2.

The loom frame 1,Which may loe of 'any usual or desired character, is provided with a Isuitable support for features of the repleiiishing mechanism, said support, in the present form of the invention, comprising a bracket 2 secured hy bolts 3, 3 to the loom frame, and haring rising therefrom a ffange or plate i, constituting a sustaining means for the hopper The hopper 5, which contains the filling carriers to be transferred to the shuttle, nmay-he, in part at least, of thegeneral character of that set forth in application Ser. No. 501,452, lfiled June l1, 1909; that is to say, it is or may be formed with its front and back walls made flaring so as to accommodate filling carriers in staggered relation, as indicated iii Fig. 2, and for vthe purpose fullyannounced in said prior application, a suitable slot 6 being provided for the passage of the filling ends from the carriers within the hopper toa suitable holding means for the filling ends outside the saine. As the filling carriers progressively more downward in the hopper they arrange themselves inisingle fileforination, substantially as described in said prior application and as shown iii Figs. 2 and 3 of the present drawings, and are successively and singly ,Q 'iren a vposition at the discharge throat of the hopper for transfer to the shuttle as occasion demands. f

The discharge throat for the li-.rge or head end of the filling carriers, which for identitication may be designated the head throat, is provided with a tiXed guiding hack Wall T leading downward and in such position as to guide thehead end'of the carrier properly into the shuttle when the shuttle is posi tioned beneath the throat. trontwall of the head throat is formed so that when .the loom is ruiming under non mal condition a filling carrier cannot pass through the throat. but when a filling carrier is to he transferred to the shuttle to replace a carrier therein, the filling o n which has failed from any cause, the filling carrier then in transferring position in the hopper may pass through the throat, as will now be more fully explained.

Mounted on a ledge 8 secured to the bracket 2 and preferably'formed as a pro- 'jeetion on the plate 4, is a. slide S) having a I flange l() constituting the front wall of the throat 1l, said slide being normally under the influence of a spring 12, one end of which Patented oet. is, 191e.

The opposite or is seated against a lug 13 of the slide, and .bunter 28, as indicated in Fig.- 2, thus acthe other end of Which bears'against a cor-y tuatingthe transferrer. The filling detectrespcnding lug 14 projecting from the plate ing mechanism may be of -anyusual or Well 4, thev construction being such that the known type, and', being familiar to` those 5 'spring 12 tends trrinove the slide to the skilled in the art, is-notherein shown, it 719 right, Fig. 2. Obviously the slide 9 may be being suflicicnt to note that the usual transmaintained in sliding relationto the ledge ,verse shaft 32 is appropriately turned to 8 by various means, but in the present form produce the effects stated when the filling thereof the slide is provided With a side profails to be laid in the shed."

w jecting portion 15 movable back and forth in Projecting from the-hub 23 is the ti'ansv75 y a slot 16 formed. in the plate 4 and held in fei'ring arm 37, Figs.- 1, 2 and (l, the end 38- such relation by-a cotter pin 17 or otherwise, of`which,'Fg. 2,v is disposed above the fill- Figs.4 2, 6 and 7. ing carrier which, for the time being, is

Having reference to' Fig. 2," it will be in transferring position. p Projecting lat- 'l noted that the face of the flange 10 has a erally from the transferring arm 371s the 80 shouldered portion 18, preferably formed as rod 39, Figs. 1, 2, 4 and t, having at its end shown, and that When the filling carrier is portion 'a filling carrier engaging nieinben in transferring position, as indicated by the 4.0. `The'filling carrier"engagingsiirfaccs of end carrier 19 ofthe series, the distance be' the transferring arm 37 and the member 40 20 tiveen this shoulder and the back wall 7v of' are appropriately. shaped, asindicated 4iii 85 the throat is such that the carrier 19 cannot- Figs. 2 and 4, to properly engage the filling `pass therethrough, means being provided for carrier', the one adjacent the head portion locking the slide and consequently the front of said carrier-and the other remote there- Wallin this position duringnormal operatfrom or'near the tip end'of the filling car-- f ing conditions of the Loom, as will presently vrier cto properly transfer'. the filling carrier 90 appear. .from itsposition of transfer, as indicated buitably sustained by the bracket 2,'asjby in Fig. 2, tothe shuttle, When-the latter has 4means of 'the bearing 20, Figs. 1 and. 6, been positioned, as indicated by dotted lines and secured thereto by setl Screws 21, '2l is in F ig. 2, to receive said filling carrier.

a rod 22 to the opposite end of which'inay In order that the end transferring arm 37 A95 be connected the outer wall ofthe'supply and its connected transferring member 4() hopper, as -pointed out in the application may be held in rais'ed position, substantially mentioned. w as indicated in Fig. 2, there is mounted upon Mounted to turn upon the rod 22- is the the rod 22a spring 41, Figs.y 1, 2 and 6, one v traiisferrer having the hub portion 23, from end 42 of which engages beneath the trans-I 100 which extends the actuating arm 24 having ferring arm 37 and .the other 'end 43 of pivotally connc'ctedthereto, at 26,'the` dog which is held by an adjusting washer 44, v 26, Which is itself provided with theQarm Figs. -1 and G, said vadjusting Washer 44 bef 27 adapted, when the dog is'raised into the inor 'heldin adjusted position. by a suitable 40 ,position indicated by full' lines, lFig. 2, to .colar 4adjustably secured to the rod 22 105 bemet by thebunter 28 secured to the lay, by suitable-means,such as the cotter pin. 46 to thereby actuate the transferrer, as vWell which is passed `through suitable perfora?.l understood by those skilled in the art and tions in the collar jof said rod, the con#v l I as indicated by dotted1 lines, Fig.- 2. struction beingsuch that When the partsare,

45 In order, that the dog 26 may bef conin normal position and the looniis Working 11,0 1

trolled in its position in accordance v'ith the under normal cpnditions the spring will E condition vof filling, it is provided with a maintain the. transferrer arr.n 37 with 'its pin 29 which engages a 'slot 3D inA a osiend 38 and with the transferring member 40 j tioncr 31 secured to'theitransverse sha t 32 above'tlie filling lcarrier 1,9.Which, for the j as by a set screw 33, oi'l otherwise. ,A spring time being," is in position for transfer, `but 115 134 surrounding the transverse shaft 32 has when, 'as herembefore mdlcatef, the 611mg .j one end 35 bent over and resting upon, the fails for anyreason, they positioncr 8L Willp- 1r positionei` 31, .the other end being secured be raised, and' as the lay beats up, the bunter to the loom frame at 36, the construction be- A28 will. actuate the ltransferrcr .to move-.the

ing such thatwhcn'the loom is ruiming with filling carrier, then in transferring position, l120A normal condition of filling, the Spring 34 .into the'shuttle S, the filllng-'carrrer pre-p l will hold the positionr 31. depressed with- "viously thereinbeing ejected by the"11icoi1 the arm 27 ofl the dog-26'out of thc path of ing filling carrier.; When the parts were inthe bunter; but should the lillingfail to be normal Ipoentio'n'i-t.he end 47, Fig. 2, of the-l. 1 laid in the shed for anyjreasoil, 'the transslide 9 Was engaged by the arm 24 'of .the'125n verse shaft will befinoved contra-clocktransferringjmechanisrn, whereby the slide, v irise, viewing Fig. 2, by the usual and well and nerforce the f ront Wall of the throatil, understood filling dctectingni'echanism. and f was locked in position to prevent the fillingthe positioer 31 will be raised, thus placing `-carrier from moving'through the'throat, but v the arm 27v in position to be metf by 4the lupon the rearward movement'ofthe arm ,24 13o l face b2.

due to the operation of thc transferring mechanism, the slide 9 becomes released or unlocked so that the downward movement of the fillingl carrier- 19 under the action of the transferrer is enabled to move the slide 9 and consequently the frontwall of the throat a distance sutlicient to permit the tilling carrier to pass through the throat, as will be readily understood. Thus it will be seen that the head throat for the passage of the filling carrier-has a fixed back wall and a front wall which is fixed and immovable during the normal operation of the loom. but which is unlocked and free to be moved when a filling carrier is to be transferred 'from the hopper to the shuttle.

For supporting and guiding the tip porltions of the filling carriers, the hopper 5y is provided With the ledge 48, Fig. 3, which extends in la downward direction and at its yterminal portion forms the rear fixed Wall 49 of the throat through whichthe tip end portion of the carrier passes as it is transerred tothe shuttle,- and which, for identi?. Iication, may be denominated the tip throat, in contra'distinction to the head throat prex viously herein described.

The front wall oi the tip throat is formed as a tip stop and guide surface, which is so constructed that, when the loom in normal workii'ig condition, .it forms a stop to ylimit forward or downward movement of the iilling carrier at the time being'in position for transfer, and so far closes the tip throat'that the tip of the carrier cannot pass therethrough; but which, when a. car,-

rier isto be transferred, ismoved to constitute a front guide to direct/the tip of the carrier' to properA position into the shuttle chamber and to open the throat for the passage of the carrier tip, one form of which feature of the invention will now be described.' t

Loosely mounted to turn on the rod 22 near the end portion thereof is an arm 50 l'iaving at its'free extremity a head 5l provided with a tipengaging and guiding sur- At its lower portion the surface 52 is curved to lt'orm a. shoulder or support 53 extending toward the iiXed Wall 49 of the .tip throat, the construction being such that when the head 51 is sustained in the` position indicated by full lines, Fig. 3the tip oi the filling carrier cannot pass between thefixcd back wall 49 and the shoulder 53, but when the arm o() isperinittcd -to move dmvnward, as will presently appear, the tip of the carrier is freed to its passage through the throat.

Projecting laterally from the head 51 is a lug 54, Figs. 4 and 6. adapted to rest on a projection 55 secured tothe member 40 of thc transferrer, the construction being such that when the transferrer is in up or normal position, the projection 55 will supi port the Vhead 51 in the full line/ position, Fifr. doiinwardto transfer a filling carrier to the shuttle, the arm 50 and head 5l will be permitted to fall until the foot 56 of the head rests upon thetop of the shuttle boX, which is then beneath the throat with the shuttle in position to permit a change of filling car# ricrs, as indicated in Fig. 3. Thus it will be apparent that while the surface 52 of the head forms a stop for the tip end of the filling carrier when in position for transfer, it likewise acts as a guide to direct the tip ont' the filling carrier properly into the shuttle chamber, as the carrier is being transfcrred. said surface at suchl time preferably extending to the top of the shuttle box, and the-foot 56 resting thereon. Obviously the details of the tip stop and guiding head may be variously changed within the true scope of the present invention, which, so Jfar as ap-y plicant icnowsis the first instance in the art where the front guide wall of the tip throat has been made to act as astop or support for the tip of a carrier when in transferring position and a front tip guide extending to the '3, but when the. transferrer moves.

shuttle chamber or'top' of the shuttlebox to.

guide the carrier during transfer.

As a means for limiting the extent of upward movement of the head 51, a Stop 57 may be provided on the plate or supporting bracket 4X of the hopper; and the member 40'of the transferrer may be provided with an overhang 58, Fig. 4, to confine the head 51 to proper working relation with said member.

In order to provide a rear guide for the tip oi"y the carrier, the bracket or plate 4X has pivotally connected therewith the yielding finger 59, Figs. 3, 4, 5 and G, the shank G0 of which passes to the outside of the bracket and is provided with a spring (Si norinally acting7 as in Figs. 5 and 6, to hold the iinger 59 -in position extending acrossl the tip throat. said spring being` yieldahle so that when the filling carrier is moved downward by the transferrer, the finger 50 will turn downward to the top of the shuttle, though preferably ,not into the shuttle chamber, as indicated'in Fig. 3, and provide a rear guide for the carrier tip.

.From the construction shown and described as one form ot' means for carrying the invention into practicalfefiect. itfwill be seen that the tral'is'terrer is provided with portionsfor engaging the carrier at or adjacent the head and at or near the smaller end or tip of the carrier; and that. these cngaging' portions haveupwardly extending .surfaces or faces which `act as stops to the i'lownward movement of the other carriers in the hopper when the end carricris being transterref, said surfaces or faces lifting after the transfer to permit the next filling carrier to move to transferring position. yIt

65 pivotalliyl is desirable that this movement of the next filling carrier '.to transferring .position be positive and well defined, and that not only the base or heavy' portion be-moved t'o posi- 'tion but the ti be also definitely locateda"s indicated in-tliedrawings To theseends the following is one form of the means embraced by this feature of the invention. r Mounted on a suitable supporting stud 62, Figs. l, 2; 6 and 7, preferably projecting from a bracket or lug 63 sustained by the front wall of the hopper or carried 'by the hopper-supporting bracket, is a filling earrierpositioner and separator. In the present form of the invention this comprises .a lever, one arm 64 of which carries a yielding nger mounted on said arm 64: at 66,

and norma y under the influenceof a spring 67 tending to straighten said finger' or move it into prolongation with the arm 64,' as clearly indicated in Fig. 2. Suitable stops 68 andl 69 on the arm and fingerrespectively limit the. movement of the linger in the direction stated, but permit it'to'move in op'- position` to the-spring tension. The other arm 70 of said lever extends under a pin or lug 71 carried bythe tiansferrer arm 37, and

' as ring- 72 surrounding the stud 62 has one Y en 73 Veld` by a Xed/ part or lug 75 and its 3-0 spring. normal y acting to turn the lever c o ckwise, viewing. Fig. 2,

The filling-carrier ositioner or lever is preferabl so disclose ,with relation to itsv associate parts thatthe finger 65 ma* engage afilling carrier between the hea and tip portions thereof.l

' .From the constmiction described it will be a parent thatupon downward movement of Y pleiiishment, the pin o'r lug 7l will engage i i the arm 70 of the carrier positioner and turn it .contra clockwise, Fig.' 2, the finger A65 at sch ltime riding over thelling on thecar .rier-v above that being transferred *until on complete depression 'of the transferrer and` consequentcompletion of transfer the Said Enfer attains the 'position indicated by doti te lines, Fig. 2. As the-transferrer rises after the transfer, the s'plring1 72 acts upon the psitioner, causin t e gage the lowermost fil in carrie-r in t-he hop- '.per and move it into ansferring position, the transferrer at such time having Ioved to upper or substantially normal .position'.

. It will' be 'noted that the 'filling'lcarrier 'positionei not .only moves the next carrier to be transferred intdtransferri position, b ut by engaging between the engi portions 'of the carrier and between the head and vtip throats it insures that both ends ofthe car- -rierwill be brought into proper relation with the front walls ofthe throats, each of which will act, as a fixed fulcrum about which the carrier will move under the force other endl enga ed beneatlrthe arm 70,i said 'transferring movement.

details il ustrated and described as one enr'- 1b bodiirent of the invention, but obvious the invention clearly contemplates means other than the means described for. carrying it intopractical eect, as a licant believes` he is thefrst to'provde a iilling replenish- .1 5 ing mechanism with ailling' oaiaierfpositiener acting as stated; and also to-,p'iovide among other things the throa t formationkof the general character described, all ofy which are denitelyset forth' in their-tijlie 'Scope 80 by the following claims. VyWhat is claimed is: 1 In a filling replenishing loom, l,the combination of a lay, a filling carriers'upply hopper, a transferrer movable with re` 85 lation to the lay to transfer a .carrier'froin said hopper to the shuttle, a tillin carrier positioner disposed to .engage .aiil ing lcar'- rier, and means operative to cause the posi;

.tioner to engage a filling carrier in the 9() hopper as the transferrer transfers a carrier to the shuttle and to move said engaged car-- rier to transferring position as the transferrer returns to initial position after il. f 95 2. In a filling replenishing loom', the combinationof a fillingcarrier supply hop per,',a. transferrer to transfer acarrier from' said hopper to the shuttle, a fillin carrier. positioner disposed to engage a filing 'car- `100 rier between its ends while in the hopper' and` move it to transferring fposition, andv means under control4 of the ytransferrer to operate said positioner. .1 3.'- In a filling replenishing loom, the. 105:' combination of a filling carrier supplying` means, aA transferrer arm having portions'to engage and move a carrier from said."s1ipv plyi'ng means, a filling carrier positioner to'v engage a carrier between its ends and move it tor transferring position in said supplying means, and operating means for said posi tioner acting'as the transfer-rer returns to initial position followinga transfer to move' afilling'carrierto transferring position. 115

4. In fa filling replenishing loom, the combination of a filling carrier supplying means la transferrer to move a carrier from sai supplying means, a filling carrier positioner- -to 'engage ja" carrier between .its endsand 120 'move it to vtt'ansfe'srring position in 'sad sup-1v plyin'g means, and operating meansfor said positioner' controlled by the transferre1*. v

' ,-5.5 In a filling replenishing loom, the ,combination 4of filling carrierj supplying means, 125

a transferrer fortransferrin a.l ling'ear'-,.

'rier from saidv means to thes little, a fillingcarrier positioiier normally'en aging a rear portion of ai filling carrier w en in transferring position, yand means actingY tocause 1.3i)

the positioner to move over and engage a rear portion of another carrier and move it to transferring position following a transferring movement of the transferrer` l 6. In a filling replenisliing loom, the'com bination of filling carrier supplying means, a transferrer to `remove a carrier from said means,a filling carrier positioner, and mea-ns to cause said positioner to engage a carrier in the supplying means as the transfeirer removes a carrier and to position the engaged carrier for transfer as the transferrer returns to initial position. f

7. In a filling replenishing loom, 4he combination of filling carrier supplying means, a trans-ferrer to remove a carrier from said means, a` illingcarrier positioiier, and mea-ns tocause said positioner to engage a carrier between its ends in the supplying means as the transferrer removes a carrier and to position the engaged carrier for transfer as the transferrer returns to initial position.

8. In a filling i'eplenishing loom, the combination of filling carrier supplying means, a transferi'er to remove a .carrierY from said means, a filling carrier positioner, and means to cause saidpositioner to engage above the lfilling carrier next to. be movedL to transferring position, the transferrer transfers a carrier, and' to move said engaged carrier into transferring position -when the transferrer is moved to initial position.

9. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of filling carrier supplying means, a traiisfeirer to reinove'a carrier from said means, a filling carrier vpositioner, and means under control of the transfer-rerl to cause .said positioner to engage above the filling and to move said engaged carrier into'transferring position -When the transferrer is moved to initial position.`

l0. In a filling replenishing loom, a filling carrier supply, a transferrer 'having a plural number of filling carrier engaging portions, a filling carrier positioner `disposed to engage a filling carrier in the carrier supply at a point between two of said engaging por-- tions, and'nieans for causing the positioner to move a filling carrier to transferring position following a transferring movement of \the transferrer and to maintain said carrier in transferring position.

11. In a filling replenishing loom., a. filling carrier supply, a transferrer, means to' operate the transferrer to cause it to push 'a earrier into the shuttle, a filling carrier positiener having a yielding portion, and means to cause said yielding portion to engage above carrier next to be positioned for transfer and move it to transferring position following a transferring movement of the transfer-rer.

12. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of a lay, a hopper for containing a supply of filling carrier, a transferrer to .maintain said filling carrier in said position until the action of the transferrer, and means operating to then move the transferreito a rear portion offthe carrier next to be placed in transferringposition and move said carrier to and holdy itin transferring position.

' 13. In a filling replenishingloom, the com* bination of the lay, a filling carrier' supplying means having a head and tip throat for the passage of a filling carrier, a transferrer -to move a filling carrier through said throats, a filling carrier,positioner normally acting upon the filling carrieriii transferring position and maintaining said* carrier with its head and tip positioned at the throat passages, and means acting 'upon transfer of said carrier to move-the positioner over the next filling carrier and lto then'move it to hold it in thethroat passages in position for transfer. i A

14. In a fillingreplenishing loom, the combination of filling carrier supplying means, a transferrer to .transfer a carrier from said means to the shuttle, and a filling carrier positioiier to engage the filling carrier next to be placed inftransferring position and to in'ove said engaged carrier to and maintain it in transferring position in the supplying means after the transferrer has operated and transferred avfilling Vcarrier tp the" shuttle.

15. In a filliiigrepleni'shing loom, the,combinatioii of filling supplying means having head and tip throats for tliefpass'age of a filling carrier, a transferrer and its operating means, a filling carriery positionerl to engage a filling carrier in the supplying means betweenA said head and tip throats, and means operative/upon movement of the transferrer for actuating said 'positionerf to move/a carrier to transferring position.

16. In a filling replenishing loom, thecom bination of filling siipplying means having head and tip throats for the passage yof a fill.-

ioo

ing carrier, a t 'ansferrer and its operating means, a-filling carrier positioner to engage a filling carrier between said headand tip throats. and means (controlled by the transferrer for actuating said positioner to. move a carrier to transferring position.

17. In a filling replenishing loom/the combination of filling supplying means'having head and tip throats provided with yielding f front Walls for the passage of a filling cai'- rier, a transferrer and itsfoperating means,

a filling carrier posit-ioiier to ei'igage a filling carrier between said head 'and tip throats, means for actuating said positioner to move a carrier to transferring position, and means for ren-dering the front Walls of said throats 'unyielding as the positioner acts to position ya carrier.

1 8. In a filling replemshmg loom, the combination of filling carrier supplying means having head and tip throats provided with movable front Walls, a transferrer', a filling p `carrier.positioner to' engage a carrier between its ends and move 1t to transferring position, and means toprevent the fronti' the Walls of the throats from .yielding as carrier is positioned.

' 19.I In a filling replenishing loom, a transferrer, filling carrier supplying means h aving a throat for the passage lofa carrier,

` means for 'eausingthetransferner to move a carrier through saidthroah the ,front Wall of said` throat being movable, and means for f looking the said wall against movement when 2o the transferrer is in normal position and to unlock andl free 1t toinoveniei it when the. transferrer is operated. Y

20. In a filling replenishing loom, the oombination'oia transferrer, filling carrier supplying means having a throat for the passage of-fillmg carriers moved by said transferrer, a fixed back Wall and a movable front Wall for said throat, and means to lock and runlockthe front Wall.

`2l. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of a hopper for vcontaining a supply of filling carriers, said hopper-having a throat for'the' passage of said carriers, one of the Walls of said throat being fixed and 'the other movable, means for locking and unlockingthe movable Wall, and a trans y v ferrer to move asearrier througlrthe throat filling carriers,

.when the movable Wall is unlocked.

22. In a filling replenishing loom, the vcombination of filling carrier .supplying means' having a throat for the passage of one of the walls of said throat being fixed and the other being movable, a shoulder on one of said walls to prevent' passage of the filling Carriers throughv the throat, means for looking and unlocking the movable Wall of the throat, and a transferrer to move a carrier through the throat vWhen the movable Wall is unlocked.

23. InY a 4filling replenishing loom, lthe oombinationrof filling carrier supplying means having a throat for the passageof filling Carriers provided with a fixed Wall and a slidable Wall,means for locking and nnlocking the slidable Wall, and a transferrer -to move a carrier throught-he throatwhen the movable Wall is unloekeds A24:. In a filling 'replepishing loom, the combination of filling carrier supplying nens having a tliroatfor the lpassage of filling carriers provided 'with a fixed Wall and av slidable Wall, yieldingv means acting on the slidable Wall to normally o 'lose the throat to the passage of filling carriers, one of said-Walls being provided with. a shoulder,

combination of a and means for locking and unloekingthe transferrer is in initial position to lock the' movable wall and when the transferrer1s moved to transfer a Carrier to unlock said 'movable Wall.

26. In a filling replenishin'g loom, the combination ofla transferrer, ll1'ng-;supplying means .having head and tip throats for the passage of a filling carrier, one Wall .of each of said' throats being movable to permit the carrier to pass,` and mea-ns for holding the fmovable Wall of each throat from movement when the transferrer is in initial position.v

.27. In a filling replenishing loom, the Combination of a transferrer, filling supplying means having head and tip throats for the passage of a filling earrier,one Wall of each of said throats being movable to permit the er'rier to pass, and means forhold` ingl the movable Wall of each throat from movement when the tra-nsferrer is in initial position, and permitting themovable- Walls to move and open the throats to the passage of the Carrier whenl the transferrer is operated.1` 2 8. In afilling replenishing loom, a hopper for 'containing a .supply of filling carriers, a transferrenand a carrier tip guide controlled by thetransferrer and adapted tov move into oontact With the top of the shuttle box and rest thereon .during the action-of the transferrer to guide the tip of the carrier into the shuttle.l

9..In a filling replenishingloom, the 'combination of a hopper provided with throat for the passagebf the carriers, one Wall of said-throat being fixed and the other movable; a transferrer, and means between the transferrer and movable Wall of the throat to permit the latter to movev downward and rest u 0n the top of the shuttle box as thetrans errer moves a carrier into the shuttle. l

30.111' a filling replenishing loom, the

Combination of a hopper having a. tip throat forthe passageof' lling carriers, front and back guiding mea-ns for Jthe tip of the earrier extending to the top of the shuttle as the carrer,passes into the shuttle, and a transferrer. y

31. In a I"filling replenishing loom, the

transferrer, a hopper haveA ing a throat for the passage of a filling earrier, said throat having a fixed and a nievable Wall, said movable Wall being. movable as the transferrer transfers acarrier and forming a guide for the carrier to the top of the shuttle, and a yielding nger normally extending across the throat and forming, as

973,127 j t i '7 the carrier moves into the shuttle, a guide for the carrier opposite the movable Wall.

32. In a filling replenishin loom, the combination of a shuttle box, filing carrier supplying means having a throat for the passt e of filling carriers as they are transferre to the shuttle, a t-ransferrer to move the carriers through said throat, and a tip guide'- in front of the carrier tip having a guiding surface forming the front Wall' of the throat and extending to the top of the shuttle box to guide the tip into the shuttle as the carrier is transferred.

33. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of a shuttle box, filling carrien supplying means, a transferrer to transfer filling carriers to the shuttle, and a tip guide disposed in front of the tip of the filling carrier and having a tip guiding surface extending to the top of the shuttle box in\a plane parallel to the plane of movement of' the Carrier tip to guide the tipl of the carrier as-it is transferred. a

34,. In a filling replenishing loom, the eoml'lination of a lay, a shuttle box, a filling carrier supplying means, a transferrer to transfer filling carriers from saidsupplying means, a tip guide having a guiding surface disposed in front of the tip of a filling carrier )vhen in transferring position, said surface extending to the top of the shuttle box as the carrier is being transferred, and means to actuate the transferrer and cause the tip of the carrier to move along said guiding surface from the supplying means to the top' of the shuttle.

35.*'In a fillinf;r replenishing loom, the combination of a'shuttlebox, filling carrier supplying meansga tip guide disposed opposite the tip of a carrier when in transferring position and having a shoulder to hold the tip of the carrier and a guiding surface extending fupward from said shoulder, a transferrer, and means to cause the tip guide guiding surface to extend tothe top of the shuttle box and guide the tip of. they Carrier as the latter is 4being transferred.- 36. Ina filling replenishing .'loom, the combination ofa shuttle box, .filling carrier supplying means having a tip throat for the passage of the tip of a filling carrier, the

front Wall ofsaid throat being movable and having an extended. guiding surface, a transferrer, and means to permit the front Wall ofthe throat to move downwardtoward the top of the shuttle box andhform a continuous guiding surface from the supplying means to the top of the shuttle box to guide a filling carrier as it is transferred to the shuttle.

37. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of filling sup lying means having head and tip throats or the passage of filling carriers, a transferrer to move filling carriers through said throats, the front Walls of each of said throats being movable, and

means for causing said front walls to close and lock the throats to the-passage of filling carriers when the transferrer is not to transl fer a carrier to the shuttle andpermit said front Walls to move and open the throats to the passage of a filling carrier when a transfer 1s to be made.

38. In a' filling replenishing loom, the combina-tion of fillingl carrier supplying means, a transferrer, means to cause the transferrer to push a filling carrier from the supplying means to the shuttle, and a filling carrier positioner controlled by- `the transferrer to move a filling carrier into transferring position. Y.

39. In a filling replenishing loom, the combination of the lay, a hopper for containing lling carriers, a transferrer for transferring a filling carrier from the hopper to the shuttle, a filling carrier posi- 'tioner comprising an arm having a yielding end portion, means for causing sald yielding end portion to normally hold a filling carrier in transferringposition, and means operating as .the transferrer transfers a carrier l to move the yielding end portionof the positioner back of the next filling carrier in the hopper and to then move said Vcarrier to transferring Vposition as the transferrer returns to initial position.'

40. Ina filling replenishing loom, thev combination of a lay, a hop er for contain,- ing filling carriers, a trans errer for transferring a filling carrierv from the hopper to the shuttle, 'a filling carrier positioner, a spring acting to hold said positioner against a carrier in transferring position, and operating means for the positioner controlled by movement of the transferrer.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JONAS NORTHROP.

Witnesses:V

SHELLEY S. VINCENT, E. S. Woon. 

